Step 3 of Ontario’s reopening plan will begin on July 16, five days earlier than expected, sources tell 680 NEWS.
Indoor dining will be allowed to reopen with no capacity limits, just distancing between tables while gyms, movie theatres, museums and zoos will be at 50 per cent capacity.
Ontario reports 183 new COVID-19 cases; 7-day average falls below 200
Ontario reported 183 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and nine additional deaths Friday, as the seven-day rolling average of new cases fell below 200 for the first time since early Sept. 2020.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases fell to 192, from 206 on Thursday.
Pfizer developing booster shot to combat COVID-19 Delta variant
Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are developing a COVID-19 booster shot to target the highly transmissible Delta variant.
In an email to Global News, the companies confirmed that they have seen “encouraging data in the ongoing booster trial” of the vaccine that suggests a third shot of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has the capacity to offer the “highest levels” of protection against known COVID-19 variants, including Delta.
Virus antibodies are no match for Delta variant, study shows
Quebec’s Minister of Health and Social Services Christian Dubé made it clear that the rollout of the vaccine passport will not happen until all eligible Quebecers will have had a chance to receive two doses of the vaccine, which is estimated to happen around Sept. 1.
In New Zealand, the communist government will be “chasing out people” who are “hesitant” to take the coronavirus vaccine. The country’s Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins declared that the govennment will be actively hunting those who have yet not “come forward” on their own.
The petition titled “Keep legal requirement to wear face coverings in shops and supermarkets after July 19th”, which was started on Change.org by Martynh Cordey, currently has over 140,000 signatures.
A congressman who introduced a bill that would bar mandatory vaccination says he’s been contacted by military members who say they will quit of the Pentagon requires them to get a COVID shot.
Hinshaw described the Lambda variant as a ‘variant of interest’, with experts monitoring it to see if it gets upgraded to a ‘variant of concern’.
Republicans have criticized President Joe Biden’s plan to go “door-to-door” in areas with low vaccination rates to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated. The White House later clarified that the program involved grassroots volunteers — not federal officials — and that the government is not using personal medical records to verify vaccinations. CNN Host Brianna Keilar asked Becerra about criticism that Biden’s program is too invasive.
Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday.
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38+ million people live in Canada. This is our “pandemic” numbers as of today 👇 pic.twitter.com/5EPFU1LaXL
— CanadaInDistress (@CanadaDistress) July 7, 2021
The Calgary Stampede’s Nashville North will become the first major venue in Canada to require proof of vaccination, or a COVID-19 rapid test, before revellers are allowed to enter the site known for its live country music and large crowds.
The journal is doubling down on its rejection of the lab leak hypothesis
Someone needs to tell The Lancet the most basic tenet of crisis management: when in a hole, stop digging. Instead, this world-renowned medical journal seems determined to keep shredding its reputation, in tandem with a group of experts ignorant to the damage they have caused the scientific community as they have stifled debate regarding the pandemic’s origins.
I don’t want to wear a mask indoors anymore. That’s what I’m feeling this second week of July, living in Toronto.
Now depending on where you are in Canada, you’re going to have wildly different responses to what I’ve just articulated.
Bipartisan group wants clarity on talks ahead of July 21 target
Dozens of House members from both parties urged the Biden administration Wednesday to reopen the border with Canada and take other steps to ease international travel, citing the power of COVID-19 vaccines and widespread testing.
The letter signed by 75 lawmakers said a majority of U.S. adults are fully vaccinated and six in 10 Canadians have received at least one dose, though full vaccinations in Canada should accelerate as supply improves in the coming weeks.
Coronavirus fears could see sports fans banned from the opening ceremonies of the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics later this month while VIPs, politicians, and elite Games officials will still be able to attend, a Japanese newspaper reported.
